If it were presented today, do you think the Bill of Rights could get Congressional Approval?
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rojo (
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April 7th, 2014
Thoughts?
Beliefs?
Only part of it?
What amendments would be approved and what parts removed?
Bill of Rights (for those, like me, who need a refresher every now and then)
Observing members:
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Composing members:
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10 Answers
⅔rd’s approval of both houses?? Chances are slim to none. Impressive they had the wherewithal to stay the course to get such a significant bipartisan piece of legislation passed.
No. Much of it wouldn’t even pass as a simple majority vote bill.
There was a well known on the street survey done back in the 70s in which most people wouldn’t support the First Amendment.
There are many that believe only some religions deserve freedom. And they don’t like prohibiting the establishment of religion in general.
These days about the only thing that wouldn’t get considered controversial is “no quartering of troops.”
Hell, much of it wouldn’t even be presented. How many Third Amendment violations have you heard of recently?
Congress barely acknowledges the Ninth and Tenth as it is; most Members who do mention them have those two in mind when they talk about “anachronism”, even more than the Second.
Money now = Free speech so the First Amendment might pass.
The Bill of Rights was largely based on compromise.
The Second Amendment was worded in such a way that either side could say it supported their cause. The Framers were hoping people in the future would take it to mean their point of view.
Sadly, it is completely misrepresented now.
Since it was based on compromise, it would not be able to pass today.
Congress is so partisan that they can’t even pass roll call without a filibuster or other obstructionism.
Yes. All they are worried about is votes. They would not want to lose those votes.
Who would be willing to pony up the necessary bribes to have the bill even considered? It’s much more probable that a bill substituting the preeminence of money and property over such vagaries as individual rights would dominate the legislative agenda in our whorehouse of a Congress.
Definitely not the 4th Amendment. That’s already violated millions of times every day.
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